right now on cbs 2 this morning...the latest information on a search effort in the coralville lake after two people fell in. the newest pictures of a ship that sank in the fall -- and why investigators still don't know what happened. your last chance to share your opinion about the controversial school calendar for next year before the board accepts on it for good. welcome to welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry.

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authorities in johnson county will pick up their search today for a missing person at coralville lake. lake.a water rescue was lauched yesterday after a canoe with two people in it capsized.teams were able to get one person out of the icy water.that person was taken to u-i-h-c for treatment.the search for the second person was suspended last night because of the dark.right now - we don't know either person's identity.

a similar tragedy happening in wisconsin.sunday, the bodies of four people were recovered by police after they drowned when their canoe over-turned. rescue crews were notified after friends reported the group never came back from their trip.investigators believe ice in the water played a role in the boat capsizing. the national transportation safety board has released new images of the sunken el faro cargo ship.it sank in october when it got caught in a hurricane on its way to puerto rico.all 33 people on board died -- making it one of the worst maritime disasters in nearly half-a-century.the n-t-s-b is looking for the ship's black box -- which should tell them more about what happened. authorities in north-east iowa are investigating a fatal shooting in chickasaw county. county.it happened saturday afternoon in the city ofnashua. police say they have the gunman in custody.but the iowa d-c-i is still investigating, and no charges have been filed. we don't know the name of the 56-year-old victim yet, as police are still trying to contact family members.the state medical examiner will conduct an autopsy.

the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage that killed 14 people is set to reopen today. today.there will be tighter security as the inland regional center's 600 employees return to work.the center has been closed since december 2nd when syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik started their shooting rampage. both were killed later in a shootout with police.farook was an inspector for san bernardino county's department of public health. he worked with many of the victims who were at the center for a training session and holiday party. iowa's new program to help survivors of abuse is now up and running. running.safe at home launched friday.it allows survivors to keep their home address confidential.that means it's never printed on a driver's license, utility bill, or voter registration.officials hope safe at home will make it impossible for an abuser to ever find their victim again. "they have a little bit...one more step of protection, that will take, um, somebody a little more work to find where they're at." at."for more information about the safe at home program , and a link to sign

up, you can go to our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. when lawmakers head back to des moines this month -- medi- caid will still be a hot topic. topic.in december -- federal officials pushed back govenor terry branstad's plan to privatize the program by two months.some patients and law- makers say they have major concerns -- but governor branstad says the change will save the state millions of dollars.some law-makers argue there are far too many un- answered questions. "the first step we need to take on january 11 is a step backwards, review where we are, how to get efficient services to people in need, and how to cover the cost." cost."governor branstad's office says it's now working to avoid confusion and any disruptions in care for patients during the next two months. in cedar rapids... rapids...a swearing in ceremony will be held today for recently elected city council members. members.the council will welcome scott overland as the new district two representative -- incumbent scott olson will also be sworn

in after he won the district four seat. seat.anne poe and susie weinacht held on to their at-large spots.the swearing in ceremony will be at ten this morning at city hall.the public is invited to attend. today marks a new chapter and moment of history in waterloo. waterloo.quentin hart will be sworn into office as the city's new mayor.after eight years on the council, he becomes waterloo's first black mayor.cbs 2 news talked with with him shortly after his victory in a run-off election. hart says history was never his focus, and that his goal is to bring the community together. "i want to be the mayor that could erase all of those river lines boundry lines but you know i'm african american and i'm absolutely proud of who i am." am."part of hart's platform is to put an end to the gun violence that's claimed lives and put children in the hospital during the past year. in the race for the white house.. house..democratic front-runner hillary clinton will be in cedar rapids today.at three o'clock -- the former secretary of state will be at new-bo city market.clinton is

expected to discuss her plans to help children and families get and stay ahead.it's part of a two-day swing in iowa which will also take her through davenport and des moines today before she wraps up her trip tomorrow in western iowa. on sunday -- clinton was in new hampshire where she spoke to votes on a number of important topics. topics.one of those issues was president obama's pending executive orders on gun control. control.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson joins us is the studio with more.stephanie? stephanie?clinton made her first campaign appearance of 2016 in new hampshire. while there clinton focused on gun control. clinton appauled president obama's decision to use executive action to tighten federal gun laws. in the past clinton promisedthat if she was elected president she would use executive authority to close the "gun show loophole".at the event clinton said the country need a bipartisan consenus to solve the countries gun issues. and i'm especially concerned because i know what a

mean. i know that republican president would delight in the very first day reversing executive orders that president obama has made. including one that we expect him to make in the next weeks to try and do more to have more background checks for more gun buyers by requiring more sellers to do them. that's what we need again, we need bipartisan consenus about what we should do about guns and a lot of other issues at one point during the event a gop state representative sat in the audience and mocked hillary clinton about bill clinton's past conduct with women, clinton called her rude and told her that she would never call on her. for cbs 2 news... stephanie johnson johnsonthanks, stephanie a republican candidate will also be in cedar rapids this week. week.tomorrow morning, marco rubio will be at the marriott for a town hall event.rubio has also spoken out on the president's pending executive orders for gun control.during an event sunday in new hampshire, the florida senator promised to get rid of the orders on his first day in

office if elected. "if they violate the 2nd amendment and undermine our constitutional right to defend ourselves and our families, we will do everything possible over the next year and a half to reverse them. but don't worry, when i'm elected president, on my first day behind that desk, those orders are gone. (applause)" (applause)"senator rubio said he's deeply committed to the second amendment, calling it a god-given right for americans to defend themselves and their families. the cedar rapids school board is facing a big vote over the 20-16 to 20-17 academic calendar. calendar.a proposal calls for classes to start late every wednesday.the school district says it's so teachers can receive more "professional development" -- but some parents say it's a huge problem for their work schedules. you can weigh in for the last time today before the board votes on the calendar. it's coming up next... next...the unusual way to get rid of your christmas trees

it's been more than a week since christmas, but some people still have not thrown out their christmas trees. trees.part of the reason is because some don't want to throw them away, or take them to a recycling center. center.but as vanessa peng shows us, there's another option right here in the hawkeye state. state. they're in their winter garb - ready to recycle christmas. (aaron steele, farmer-goats on the go) "there's this surplus of variety just waiting out there and that's christmas trees." when it's warmer, these goats usually clear-out overgrown fields. (aaron steele, farmer-goats on the go) "in the summer we use our goats on customers' properties to deal with unwanted vegetation, weeds and brush, but in the winter there's not much of that happening and the goats don't have a lot of variety in their diets." so after the holidays they'll gladly eat your christmas leftovers. (aaron steele, farmer-goats on the go) "you have to get rid of your christmas tree anyway." ...without the tinsel and ornaments.(aaron steele,

farmer-goats on the go) "one it gives the goats some variety and two, christmas trees actually have tannins in them that help the goats deal with internal parasites that they're susceptible to." the hard workers of goat rental service "goats on the go" will eat your tree for free while you watch. all they ask is if you can - give to "kid for a kid."the organization donates kids - or baby goats - to needy haitian children. (aaron steele, farmer-goats on the go) "make that last kind of usually joyless event of the christmas season kind of more fun and watch the goats in action and give to a good

it's now on this morning. morning.still to come... come...the bucket list that take's a partner to complete for one group in pennsylvania.

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and as jamie yuccas shows us, they're going viral at the same time. time. (pkg)nats of car washa drive through the car wash -swimming for the first time.(nat) good job honey!french fries at mcdonalds.and a walk down the aisle.(nats) of wedding music. with just months to live, the beagle poodle mix is checking off an 81 item bucket list with her owner, todd burch-a- nowski.reyes was diagnosed with lymphoma just before thanksgiving.sot it was the toughest day of my life.// just knowing that somebody or something that's so close in your life isn't going to be around is very difficult to comprehend, still is..burch-a- nowski is posting each adventure to facebook.some are simple, there is #43 build a snowman!others are sweet. like #66 "take a relaxing bubble bath"there are elaborate posts that check off two boxes like #28 "visit niagara falls" and #41 "go outside the united states"and ones all dog owners can identify with like #12. "watch a sunset with my best friend"(jamie at 42 seconds in:) why did you create the bucket list (sot:) we just wanted to do something special

seems to be striking a chord with people from across the country, who write back with words of encouragament.the duo still needs to check off about 30 items.14:53:45 she gets a lot more hugs and kisses and it's a journey no one really wants to take -- especially with their best friend.jamie yuccas cbs news new york.cbs news new york. it's still to come... come...how the n-f-l playoff picture finished up last night -- and where you can find all

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the annual list of banned words has been released from lake superior state university in michigan. michigan.every year the school comes up with this list of words they think should be eliminated after being overused in the past year. year.here are a few of them: vape,break the internet, conversation,using so at the beginning of a sentance, problematic,manspreading. manspreading.the university started banning words back in 1976 and since then they've received thousands of submissions of words each year from the u-s and across the world.

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you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty.

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the search continues

for a missing person in the coralville lake after they fell out of a canoe. the latest information this morning about a stand off in oregon over how the government is treating ranchers. the final look at the n-f-l playoff picture -- that includes three teams popular in the corridor. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2

authorities in johnson county will resume their search today for a missing person at coralville lake. lake.they launched a water rescue yesterday after a canoe with two people capsized.teams got one person out of the icy water but the search for the second person was suspended last night because of the dark. right now -- we don't know either person's identity. parts of missouri and illinois are still battling historic flooding this morning . .thousands of people worked through the weekend sand- bagging the most affected areas.the flooding in the two states has killed more than 20 people and forced hundreds of families from their homes.many roads and major highways have also had to be shut down because of all the water.on sunday, illinois governor bruce rauner surveyed some some of the devastation in his state. "if you get a request to evacuate...we can't force people to evacuate. please honor the request. stay safe. a lot of folks don't want to leave their homes understandabl y. they want to fight to protect their home. but the reality is, standing water

around your home when it's 30 degrees is very different than when it's 80 degrees and hypothermia is a big risk." risk."rauner says the illinois national guard is on stand-by to help with the flood recovery effort.parts of the south are also dealing with flooding along the mississippi river, which is expected to crest today in memphis. president obama signed a federal emergency disaster declaration for missouri. meanwhile - parts of the nation's northwest are dealing with snow.in portland, oregon - rare snow and freezing rain caused problems on the roads and sidewalks.the city saw an inch fall sunday, with sleet continuing through today.a winter weather advisory is in effect for the area until later this morning.in the meantime - area school districts have cancelled classes. also in oregon -- the f-b-i is working toward a peaceful resolution resolutionwith an armed militia group that's taken over a wild-life refuge. refuge.the group says the take- over is to protest the sentence for ranchers who burned federal land.ammon bundy -- the son of clive bundy -- who waged a similar standoff in nevada last year

-- is one of the men taking part.he says the siege is also protesting the government's control of land -- and the group is ready to stay for a year if they have to. "we have no intention on using force or being aggressive or going on the offense. but just as all people have the right to defend themselves, that's exactly what that means." means.""it is the people's facility, owned by the people, and it has been provided for us to be able to come together and united and making a hard stand against this -- this overreach. this taking of the people's land and resources." resources."the ranchers are supposed to start their five year prison sentences today. their attorney says the protestors are *not speaking on their behalf. protests continued sunday in chicago. chicago.demonstrators gathered downtown with the goal of disrupting the game between

the bears and detroit lions. the group is upset over recent police-involved shootings, and have made several appearances like marching down the magnificent mile. besides calling for mayor rahm emanuel's resignation, the group wants reforms to the chicago police department.they say they plan to protest for 16 days - the number of times 17-year-old laquan mcdonald was shot by a chicago police officer. isis has released a new video, that appears to show five men being shot to death. death.the video has not been independently verified, but resembles past isis videos.the terrorist group claims the men were acting as british spies. one of the five masked executioners, who speaks with a british accent, gives a warning to britain's prime minister david cameron saying they will continue to wage jihad in the middle east and europe. // shame shame shame on you // //this was the scene sunday outside the saudi embassy in london.protesters were

cleric's execution.he was executed with 46 other prisoners in saudi arabia -- the country says it was part of its war on terror.there are growing concerns the executions will lead to more tension with other countries -- like iran.protesters there broke into the saudi embassy and set the building on fire. flags across mexico today are flying at half staff to honor a mayor gunned down over the weekend. weekend.gisela mota ocampo was shot to death in her home saturday.she had just been sworn in as mayor of a mexico city suburb on friday.police managed to kill two of her attackers, and arrest three others.ocampo ran on a campaign of tackling drug crime in an area of mexico infested with drug cartels. president obama will meet today with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss options for tighter gun control policies. policies.in the coming days, the president is expected to announce a new executive action with the goal of expanding background checks on gun sales.previous calls for universal background checks

have been met with near complete opposition from republicans and mixed feelings from democrats.the expected executive actions come ahead of the president's annual state of the union address, which is set for january 12-th. the president's potential executive orders on gun control were the talk over the weekend on the campaign trail. trail.republican jeb bush claimed president obama has a pattern of taking away the rights of americans.both marco rubio and g-o-p front runner donald trump promised to throw out the orders their first day in office. "if it's such a great idea let him go to congress my belief is the best approach to do this is to have these laws thouroughly vetted at the state level." level.""well i don't like it i don't like anything having to do with changing our second amendment we have plenty of rules and regulations there's plenty of things they can do that are already there right now they don't do them." them."on thursday -- president obama will join c-n-n's anderson cooper for a one-hour -- live town hall event on gun control"guns in america" and will be at 7 p-m -- central

// cheering history in the making guys // //more celebrations like this could soon play out for the space exploration industry. space-x says its falcon nine rocket is ready to fly again.the falcon nine was last seen making an incredible up-right landing last month. c-e-o elon musk says returning the rocket without damage is an incredible break-through.landing rockets up-right is vital to cutting costs and getting them ready quickly for their next launch. the n-f-l's regular season is over -- with three corridor favorites headed to the playoffs. playoffs.the n-f-c north title was up for grabs last night between the vikings and packers.the loser got a wild-card spot.minnesota led by three at the half -- and outscored green bay by two touchdowns in the third quarter.the packers mounted a small come-back in the fourth -- but the vikings won 20 to 13 to take the n-f-c north. they will play at home sunday against the two-time reigning n-f-c champion seattle seahawks.green bay travels to washington sunday -- on our

sister station -- fox 28. over in the a-f-c -- the kansas city chiefs were holding on to their chances of winning the west.they led the oakland raiders by four at halftime -- and also used a third quarter shutout to take a two possession lead into the fourth.the chiefs won 23 to 17 -- closing the regular season on an 11-game winning streak. but it's only good enough for a wild card spot -- because the broncos beat the chargers to win the division -- and home field advantage.the chiefs will play at houston on saturday. be sure to tune in to cbs 2 and fox 28 next weekend for your wild card action.on saturday -- you'll be able to catch the steelers and bengals on cbs 2.kick-off for that game is 7-15. 15.and on sunday - fox 28 will have the packers and washington.that game starts at 3-40.it all leads up to super bowl 50 in san francisco - febraury 7th on cbs 2. it's still to come... come...the new eastern iowa mayor getting sworn in -- and

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welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ authorities in johnson county will pick up their search today for a missing person at coralville lake. lake.a water rescue was lauched yesterday after a canoe with two people in it capsized.teams were able to get one person out of the icy water.that person was taken to u-i-h-c for treatment.the search for the second person was suspended last night because of the dark.right now

a similar tragedy happening in wisconsin.sunday, the bodies of four people were recovered by police after they drowned when their canoe over-turned. rescue crews were notified after friends reported the group never came back from their trip.investigators believe ice in the water played a role in the boat capsizing. the national transportation safety board has released new images of the sunken el faro cargo ship.it sank in october when it got caught in a hurricane on its way to puerto rico.all 33 people on board died -- making it one of the worst maritime disasters in nearly half-a-century.the n-t-s-b is looking for the ship's black box -- which should tell them more about what happened. authorities in north-east iowa are investigating a fatal shooting in chickasaw county. county.it happened saturday afternoon in the city ofnashua. police say they have the gunman in custody.but the iowa d-c-i is still investigating, and no charges have been filed. we don't know the name of the 56-year-old victim yet, as police are still trying to contact family members.the state medical examiner will

conduct an autopsy. the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage that killed 14 people is set to reopen today. today.there will be tighter security as the inland regional center's 600 employees return to work.the center has been closed since december 2nd when syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik started their shooting rampage. both were killed later in a shootout with police.farook was an inspector for san bernardino county's department of public health. he worked with many of the victims who were at the center for a training session and holiday party. iowa's new program to help survivors of abuse is now up and running. running.safe at home launched friday.it allows survivors to keep their home address confidential.that means it's never printed on a driver's license, utility bill, or voter registration.officials hope safe at home will make it impossible for an abuser to ever find their victim again. "they have a little bit...one more step of protection, that will take, um, somebody a little more work to find where they're at."

at."for more information about the safe at home program , and a link to sign up, you can go to our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. when lawmakers head back to des moines this month -- medi- caid will still be a hot topic. topic.in december -- federal officials pushed back govenor terry branstad's plan to privatize the program by two months.some patients and law- makers say they have major concerns -- but governor branstad says the change will save the state millions of dollars.some law-makers argue there are far too many un- answered questions. "the first step we need to take on january 11 is a step backwards, review where we are, how to get efficient services to people in need, and how to cover the cost." cost."governor branstad's office says it's now working to avoid confusion and any disruptions in care for patients during the next two months. in cedar rapids... rapids...a swearing in ceremony will be held today for recently elected city council members. members.the council will welcome scott overland as the new district two

scott olson will also be sworn in after he won the district four seat. seat.anne poe and susie weinacht held on to their at-large spots.the swearing in ceremony will be at ten this morning at city hall.the public is invited to attend. today marks a new chapter and moment of history in waterloo. waterloo.quentin hart will be sworn into office as the city's new mayor.after eight years on the council, he becomes waterloo's first black mayor.cbs 2 news talked with with him shortly after his victory in a run-off election. hart says history was never his focus, and that his goal is to bring the community together.part of hart's platform is to put an end to the gun violence that's claimed lives and put children in the hospital during the past year. it's now on this morning. morning.when we come back -- we look at the top three stories you need to know about before you start your week.

in oregon -- the f-b-i is working toward a peaceful resolution with an armed militia group that's taken over a wild-life refuge. refuge.the group says the take- over is to protest the sentence for ranchers who burned federal land.ammon bundy -- the son of clive bundy -- who waged a similar standoff in nevada last year -- is one of the men taking part.he says the siege is also protesting the government's control of land -- and the group is ready to stay for a year if they have to. authorities in north-east iowa are investigating a fatal shooting in chickasaw county. it happened saturday afternoon in the city ofnashua.police say they have the gunman in custody.but the iowa d-c-i is still investigating, and no charges have been filed. we don't know the name of the 56-year-old victim yet, as police are still trying to

state medical examiner will conduct an autopsy. the cedar rapids school board is facing a big vote over the 20-16 to 20-17 academic calendar.a proposal calls for classes to start late every wednesday.the school district says it's so teachers can receive more "professional development" -- but some parents say it's a huge problem for their work schedules. you can weigh in for the last time today before

thanks justin.we'll see you captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is monday, january 4th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." armed anti-government activists vow indefinite standoff after taking over federal buildings in oregon.

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